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(No Model.) J. W. PERKINS.

TWINE.

No. 245395. Patented Aug. 9,1881

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JAMES WALTER PERKINS, OF TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

TWINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,395, dated August9, 1881.

Application filed June 6, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES WALTER PER- KINS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Toms River, in the county ofOcean and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Twine, of which the following is a specification.

The invention herein described relates to an improvement in twine,particularly upon the coarser grades that are used for wrappingpurposes; and the object is to produce an article which, while beingsufficien tly strong, will have a more even surface than the cheaperqualities of twine now used, and will be less expensive than the highergrades.

The process by which the improved article is produced consists inapplying a ribbon of paper to a thread or yarn of jute, flax, or otherfibrous material and spinning the twotogether, so that the thread oryarn will constitute a core or filling, and the paper will form anexternal wrapper entirely covering the same.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which (trepresents a yarn or strand of jute or other fibrous material; I), aribbon of paper, which is to serve as the wrapper, and c the finishedarticle.

WVrapping-twine as now commonly made is composed of threads of jute,flax, or cotton twisted together; but in all the coarser grades theinequalities in the surfaces of the .threads necessarily render thefinished article very uneven and lackingin smoothness. This, as willreadily be understood, is highly objectionable (No specimens.)

commercially. Wrapping-twine has also been made by spinning a ribbon ofpaper without a filliuginto the form of a thread; butthis has been foundgreatly lacking in requisite strength, and especially when slightly wetwould be rendered practically of no service.

By combining a thread or strand'of jute or some of the stronger fiberswith a paper wrapper, spinningthe two together,as now proposed, a twinewill be produced that will be much stronger than one of the same sizemade wholly of paper, and also stronger than the central thread or yarnwould be if used alone. In fact, there may be used in this way withsatisfactory results a loosely-spun yarn of jute which by itself wouldbe wholly unserviceable as a wrappin g-twine.

It will also be found, as above indicated, that ,and a wrapper of papersecured to such core or filling by spinning.

JAMES WALTER PERKINS.

Witnesses: JAMES S. GREVES, BENJ. A. SMITH.

